EA Plans for More in '99

EA confirmed that at least one more action title is sliding down the pipe this holiday season.

By IGN Staff

Electronic Arts' Action and Entertainment division confirmed with IGNPSX today that one more, possibly two, games are to be announced for 1999 release.

"Yes, we will have at least one more action and entertainment title this year," said a wry, cynical, disillusioned EA spokesperson. "One will be announced shortly. I am confident that you and your readers will enjoy this great holiday buy."

EA, already reaching a prolific publishing mass with eight games from Action and Entertainment, recently dropped one title, Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition, which SNK will now publish as soon as September. The current lineup includes:

Of course, this doesn't even include the sports titles, which include two Tiger Woods golf titles, soccer, football, hockey , basketball, Supercross and Nascar.

What could the game or games be? Strange as it may seem, EA may bring out another game, a WCW wrestling game, called WCW Hardcore, which was just registered by EA as a new Web site address. But that seems a little far-fetched. And overdone. Since WCW Mayhem is already due this fall. EA also has a license to create Magic the Gathering, but we're certain this game is strictly for the PC, not consoles. Lastly, the game could be MGM Rollerball, which was talked about way back when. And it may very well be yet another snowboarding game, too. And Too Human, the massive, killer RPG-adventure from Silicon Knights, isn't due until the first quarter 2000. So, as you may have figured out by now, we have only guesses at this point.

Whatever it is, we do know one thing for certain, despite EA's already crowded entertainment line-up, the announcement of this new game will be as early as Monday, August 9. And it's for '99. We'll have a full report, when the press release arrives Monday or Tuesday.